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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ferratus" data-source="post: 5997763" data-attributes="member: 55966">I think if there is human cultural distinctions, then they should be in backgrounds, preferably based on the region they lived in.   For example, 4e had backgrounds for people that lived in swamps, on mountains, in the forest, in the underdark, on monster infested marchlands, etc.  Those were all very interesting, and I hope they show up in 5e.I'm not sure if I want human subraces, because it smacks of race theory or cultural paternalism.   It is a bit uncomfortable with demi-human subraces, but they are fantasy races so it is a bit isolated from human racism.  Saying africans or asians or whatever have X ability (or different genders for that matter) sets off my squick meter.However, backgrounds can't be considered part of the core game because some people won't be using skills.   You cannot give humans an abillity that involves feats or skills, so don't keep mentioning it.   This is modular 5e, so you find other solutions than 3e's solutions.</blockquote>